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January 1, 2009
Today's word: snuff
Tobacco that has been dried and ground into powder, to be inhaled or placed between the lip and gums.
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January 2, 2009
Today's word: hominy
Maize finely ground or beaten, soaked with lye-water, then boiled or baked.
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January 3, 2009
Today's word: barrow
A castrated male hog.
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January 4, 2009
Today's word: fishgigs
A kind of fish spear.
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January 5, 2009
Today's word: ninemen's morris
A board game similar to tic-tack-toe played between two players, each with a number (usually nine) of pebbles, wood or metal discs, pegs, or pins.
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January 6, 2009
Today's word: factory
A building, or complex of buildings, with machinery and apparatus for the production of goods.
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January 7, 2009
Today's word: pirogue
A canoe-like vessel, with or without sails.